Knitting basket



Feb. 5, 1957 C. W. LONG KNITTING BASKET Filed Jan. 24, 1955 lll/II IIIIIIII A J INVENTOR. Cl. VDE W LONG ECKHOFF 8 `SL/CA ATTORNEYS @y MEER 0F THE F/M United States Patent O KNITTING BASKET Clyde W. Long, San Francisco, Calif.

Application January 24, 1955, Serial No. 483,766

2 Claims. (Cl. 223-107) This invention relates to a knitting basket or the like and particularly relates to a knitting basket of variable size and having an integral yarn holder.

The object of the present invention is to provide a knitting bag which is handy to carry and which will accommodate needles of various sizes.

Another object of this invention is to provide a knitting bag having a handle permanently axed thereto, said handle serving as a retainer for the top.

Another object of this invention is to provide va knitting bag or the like having a yarn holder and wherein yarn may be threaded into the holder without the necessity of breaking the yarn.

Other objects will be apparent from the balance of the specication.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the knitting bag of the present invention in closed position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the knitting bag in open position.

Figure 3 is a cross section of the knitting bag.

Figure 4 is a plan view on the lines 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the top of the yarn holder.

Referring now to the drawings by reference characters, the knitting bag is composed of two main pieces, a top 7 and a bottom 9. It will be noted from Figure 3 that the top portion 7 slides for a considerable distance over the bottom portion 9 so that work of various sizes, and particularly needles of various lengths, can be accommodated in the bag. Since the two parts slide over one another, the bag may be made smaller or larger, depending upon the work at hand, so that large work may be accommodated, yet the bag is not larger than necessary at any time. The top 7 has two slots 11 therein through which the handle 13 passes. Handle 13 is joined to the interior of the bottom portion, as is shown in Figure 3, by any suitable method, such as sewing or cementing. The yarn holder top is generally designated 15 and consists of an upper portion 17 and a lower portion 19. Each portion has a radial slot 21 leading to the open 42,780,399 Patented Feb. 5, 1957 center 23. In addition, the top portion has two arcuate slots 25 and the two sections are joined together by means of rivets or other fasteners 27. Thus, for inserting yarn, the two sections are turned so that the radial slots 21 are lined up, as is shown in Figure 5, and after the yarn has been inserted, the two portions are turned relative to each other to the position shown in Figure 4. A retainer 29 is provided in the bottom portion, as is shown in Figure 3, for the purpose of retaining the yarn holder. Preferably, the yarn holder 15 forms a fairly tight t with the bottom portion 9 and is held in place by friction.

As will be noted from Figure 2, the handle 13 serves also as a retainer for the top 7 when the bag is opened.

The bag may be made of any suitable material such as leather or plastic. The bag is particularly attractive when the portions 7 and 9 are made of a clear plastic. The handle 13 may be made of a soft flexible plastic or may be made of other suitable materials such as cloth or leather.

I claim:

1. A knitting basket comprising a rst tubular member closed at one end serving as a bottom for the basket and a second tubular member closed at one end telescoping over the first member and serving as the top for the basket, a handle comprising a single length of exible material, the ends of said handle being secured at opposite interior sides near the top of the rst member, said handle passing through spaced apart apertures in the closed end of the second member, said first member being provided with an interior annular shoulder spaced from the bottom of the basket, two removable circular discs supported by said shoulder and forming a chamber for yarn at the bottom of the basket, each of said discs having a central opening therein with radial slots leading from the edge of the disc to the central opening and means connecting the two discs whereby the discs can be turned relative to each other to a iii-st position wherein the slots of each disc are in alignment and to a second position wherein the slots of each disc are not in alignment.

2. The knitting basket of claim 1 wherein the second tubular member is at Vleast half as long as the first tubular member whereby said members telescope making a basket of variable size.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,169,297 Smith Aug. l5, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS 308,035 Italy May 22, 1933 936,282 France Feb. 16, 1948 958,367 France Sept. 12, 1949 

